Lubricating stuffing box



`W. L. MGLAINE ET AL LUBRIQATING STUFFIN'G Box Filed Jan. l2, 1924 gw jv/@MMZZZ m mi May 31, 1927.

ATTORNJZYS 5., N Wm /ML fm u.

kio

'. wiLLiAivi i.. MCLAINE, or Los ANGELES, A Nn WILLARD L'. BOROUGH, or FULLER-ron, v Y oALiroaNra n i l l Viaiisniciiriiie sruriiiNGBoxf Application aied'ianuaiy isa,` 1921i.V serial N9. 685,869.

Our invention relates` to Vthe'- art of .producing petroleum oils. In this art it-is ofteny necessary toi r pump theoil from` the ground. The standard well arrangement' where pumping is necessary consists of av tubing, which extends down inside the casing Vor lining of the well,VV and a pumpvsu'spended in the'well-on the lower end ofsaid itubing. The pump plunger is then `.reciprocated through suckerrods, one of which is known as the polish rod.- The polish rod is made'quite uniform indiameter and highly polished. `Astuffing box is then secured on the upperend of the tubingabout the polish rod so that the pump pressure may be ex erted'on the upper end of the tubing to force the oil to tanks or other storage.

It is commonly assumed that stufling boxes so placed need no lubrication but we have found that lubrication is most essential and our invention resides broadly in applying a lubricated stuiing box to an oil well pump.

Further objectsA and-advantages will bek made evident hereinafter.

Referring to the drawing which is for illustrative purposes only,

Fig.` 1 is an elevation partly in section of a stuiiing box embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic elevation of our f invention as applied to anoil Well.

Fig. 3 is a section ona line represented by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the form of the invention illustrated. we employ a easing .head 11 which is fitted with gas lines 12 and in which tubing 13 is secured. The tubing 13 is provided with a flow 'line 14., through which the oil isV pumped to suitable tanks, v not shown. Sucker rods 15 terminate in a polish rod 16 Y which is reciprocated bya walking beam 17.

Secured in a collar 2O on the tubing 13 is 1 Y a lubricated stu'ling box, shown in detail in Figs. 1 and 3.VV This stufiinv body 21 threaded at 22 to and having a central hole 23 through which the polish rod 16 extends. Surrounding the box comprises a polish rod 16l is a gland cavity 25 in which packing 26 is placed, this packing being compressed by a gland-27. ,The gland 27 fits into theV gland cavityf25 and extends up into an oil chamber 28, formed in the-body 2l. The gland has holes 29k therethrough.

Threaded inside the o il chamber 28, is

a follower 30 which may be turned by a rodV venient source, not shown'.`

ft in the collar 20* use. ber 35 and a conoidal-ftop 36. 1

l i Oil under some pressure isfsuppliedto the oil chamber 28 by a pipe 4:0 from somecon-1 l The methodof operation is The polish rod 16, beinglrecip'rocated bythey beam 17, yoil `is pumped upwardly 'l inL side the tubing 13 `but is prevented fromc escaping therefrom by; means-.of the lubri- -catedfstufling box shown.l Oil, supplied through Vthe pipe 4:0, par-y tially fills the' oil chamber 28.V and readily passes through' the openings 29 in the gland 27. This gland' may be forced downwardly` by turning the follower y30 by means of the rod 31.r The oil passing through the open-` ings 29-thoroughly lubricates the polish rod and is carried down into the thorouofhly lubricating this packing.

We iind that stuffing boxes operating in oil wells must be lubricated and that the crude oil cannot be depended'on forthis4 packing 26, Y

importantl function. fBy proper lubrication the life of the packing 26 can be very greatly prolonged and all leakage .of crude oil prevented.v

The chamber 35`acts as an auxiliary cham-V ber in which any excess of oil may be stored. f

We claim as our invention: v l. A stufling box for a reciprocating rod comprising:v a body providing a lower pack'-V ing kchamber andan upper communicating oil chamber through' both,` of which said rod passes; absorbent packing surrounding saidv rod within said packing chamber; an axially translatable tubular gland-surrounding said rod within said oil chamber and ex`-` tending into said packing chamber to engage said packing-said gland having a perforate wall permitting free passage of oil from saidy foil chamber to the rod and having a bore of' greaterV diameter thanthat of the rod to permit unrestricted passage of o il -directly to said packing;; and a follower surrounding the rod and forming a closure for said oil chamber and adaptedv for translation to yforce said gland against` said packing, said' follower providing an auxiliary .chamber v to' receive excess oil.

2.'A stuffing box for arreciproc'ating rod comprising :r a` body providing a-lower packing chamber and an upperv communicating ini' oil chamber through vboth ofvvhich saiclrod passes; absorbent-packing surrounding said.

Y rod Within said packing, chamber; an axially translatable tiibular vgland' siirroiincling said .rod Within saidl oil chamber and extending into said packingchainbcr toI Vemgage said packing, said glandhaving aperi'orate Wall permitting free passage oi' oil from saiclV oil f perimntl iin-restricted vpassage of oil. directly to said; packing; and a follower' Vsiirrouncling the rod andgforming `a closure for saicloil" said follower being screw/eelfinto` said oil chamber andv being adapted or" chamber to the rod Vand having a bore of greater'cliameterthan that of themocl to chamber,

translation'to force said gland against said packing'.

' AV stuiiiiig box for a reciprocating iocl comprising: a bozcly providing a reciprocating rod. bore7` a packing chamberforniedg by a connterbore therefrom,

and a lubrrioantchainy bei' formed by a connterbore from 4said pack-v said bore and counterbores; absorbent packingv Vsurrounding ksaid rod 'in said packing trans-lated tubular Cling said rod Within said oil chain-ber;V an axially gland suii'o un ing chamber, said rod passing axiallythrough Y chamber andv extending into said packing, V

chamber to engage said packing, said gland Ahaving a peri'orate Wall perinitting free ofoil from said oil oharnberto the passage having a borev of sufficiently greater iod ancl diameter than saicl rod to;` .permit iinre strictest passage of oil directly to saidpacking;` a kifollovver surrounding vthe rod 'and threadeclly received into,r saicl'oil chainber counterbore to close said chamber and forceA said gland against .said packing; anlsmeans 

